I’m not saying you shouldn’t date people you meet here, but omg, I don’t know how anyone could hook up with someone without at least having a friend vouch for them, preferably irl. Yes, I know, I’m tragically behind the times.
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everything would be simpler if people didn't date
aug 28, 2025, 9:31 pm • 1 0 • view
If you like Roofie Coladas...and getting stuck in the rain....
aug 26, 2025, 12:45 pm • 1 0 • view
I hooked up with someone I met on Twitter. Let's just say it went poorly and I have regrets.
aug 26, 2025, 12:36 pm • 3 0 • view
Oh my.
aug 26, 2025, 12:38 pm • 3 0 • view
aug 27, 2025, 3:32 am • 0 0 • view
I’d say: approach with extreme-is-an-understatement approach. Meet at the daytime police station for the first meeting or something
aug 27, 2025, 4:11 am • 1 0 • view
There are any number of amazing women on this platform. Brilliant, witty, worldly, well-read, seasoned travelers, kind & empathetic. But yeah, the prospect of meeting, let alone dating anyone met through this platform is frightful. I would think even more so for them.
aug 26, 2025, 2:14 pm • 1 0 • view
I'm really glad I found out she was lying about her marital status. Google is your friend.
aug 28, 2025, 9:20 pm • 2 0 • view
Ooof!
aug 28, 2025, 9:21 pm • 2 0 • view
ALWAYS check the resume, in real life and especially where people only show you what they want you to see.
aug 28, 2025, 9:25 pm • 2 0 • view
Who should I date? Life-coach me, waifu.
aug 26, 2025, 12:40 pm • 2 0 • view
idk, I’ve never been a matchmaker. Some people love that. Not me.
aug 26, 2025, 12:41 pm • 2 0 • view
Remember when we thought the internet was going to make dating easier?
aug 26, 2025, 12:48 pm • 4 0 • view
Yeah, it’s just made it creepier.
aug 26, 2025, 12:49 pm • 4 0 • view
I swear the internet is exposing the human race's faults and we aren't ready to admit how shitty people really are.
aug 26, 2025, 12:51 pm • 5 0 • view
People have always been like this, it’s just more obvious now and gives them the opportunity to see it and change for the better.
aug 26, 2025, 12:56 pm • 4 0 • view
It's fascinating to me seeing which behaviors are incentivized on these apps. Even back in the era of message boards, I noticed that an inflammatory post got more engagement than an even-handed one. I fell into that trap a few times. So it's only partly by design.
aug 26, 2025, 12:59 pm • 2 0 • view
People love the drama. They’re just bored, but instead of finding excitement in a positive way they feed off of others.
aug 26, 2025, 1:01 pm • 3 0 • view
I’d like to feed off your cheese!
aug 28, 2025, 9:13 pm • 1 0 • view
I know, M’Lord. I know.
aug 28, 2025, 9:14 pm • 1 0 • view
Like, I've tried the "even-handed" dating profile. The whole "I am a human being. I am stable, I own my own place, and I pay my bills. Please watch sitcoms with me." But people don't want human beings. They want "partners in crime" who jump out of airplanes.
aug 26, 2025, 1:04 pm • 3 0 • view
No one's looking for a roommate. They're looking for passion, fire, excitement, romance, connection, compatibility, meaning. They want Scott the Super Human!
aug 28, 2025, 9:31 pm • 2 0 • view
I need to take a breath before I let the bitterness consume me... Remember what my life coach taught me... "Don't hate the player, hate the game."
aug 26, 2025, 1:04 pm • 2 0 • view
Yes. And on top of that, people are forced to use dating apps that have certain incentives/algorithms that ultimately limit interactions. For instance, women are bombarded with messages from jerks and men have to send messages indiscriminately just for the chance to be heard through the noise.
aug 26, 2025, 12:55 pm • 2 0 • view
Bah, I'm being a bitter old man today.
aug 26, 2025, 12:55 pm • 2 0 • view
I did that once and he ended up being completely codependent
aug 26, 2025, 3:21 pm • 0 0 • view
Funny, I would have expected more of that from the earlier, hornier Bluesky than now.
aug 26, 2025, 12:37 pm • 2 0 • view
No I think you’re spot on… and there’s like this weird culture of dudes (reply guys) that clearly have this motive or like they get validation from responses? It’s perturbing but also hey, that’s kind of a good idea for a horror film.
aug 26, 2025, 1:02 pm • 1 0 • view